Originally Posted by RalphM (Post 1449457)

Hello Maverick46...

Currently my wife and I are considered "snowflakes" as we never know when we're going to drop into The Villages. We settled on our home Sept. 7th, just a few days before the hurricane. I was able to see first hand how well Village homes are built. Amorosa rolls! Tells me you may be from South Philly, we were born and raised there. Thus I can say you'll be very happy with almost any restaurant in TV. As international travelers we've been delighted with all our dining experiences during our brief visits to TV; Darrell's for breakfast, Red Sauce for "eggplant rollatini" appetizers, Fiesta Grande Grill for Mexican, Ricciardi's for Italian. BTW I believe I saw Tastykakes in Winn Dixie. Haven't seen any Frank's soda nor have I seen any postings about the Mummers!

Originally Posted by Maverick46 (Post 1449827)

Hey Ralph

I lived in NE Philly, Welsh road and the Boulevard for many years, more recently from the Lansdale/Quakertown area. No Frank's, no Mummers, no Amoroso's rolls, no tomato pie, and yesterday, just to put the nail in the coffin, I had to suffer through the Bears vs Tampa instead of getting the Eagles vs Kansas City. Ugh. At least Wawa is finally arriving and they do have a golf cart drill team. I guess that could kind of be like the mummers on wheels.

Vince

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee (Post 1449328)

We have found a palatable tomato, I am not calling it a GOOD tomato, but it is a lot better than many. It's the Campari sold in plastic boxes at both Publix and Fresh Market, but we like Publix best. Only downside is that they are the small size, not the cherry, but the medium sized tomato. They are really worth trying. $4.99 for a 1lb box. I grew the Beefsteaks in NH and they were to die for, but I have not found a good Beefsteak here, they have that awful white thick core, must be the soil.

On the other hand it does not snow here, so snow versus tomato - um ................ no brainer:smiley:.

But, we do miss a good Philly Steak ........... yes, we called them Philly Steaks in NH! I make my own here, Publix will thin slice the steak for you. Pretty good, but not the same as one made at the sandwich shop in Tamworth, NH.

Originally Posted by l2ridehd (Post 1449371)

Philly Cheese steak. Jersy Mike's is probably close, but not like a really good one from Philly.

Originally Posted by logdog (Post 1451127)

Tried Jersey Mike's for the first time earlier this week. Had a craving for a cheese steak after reading these posts. We ordered the Big Kahuna Cheese Steak which is a Philly with mushrooms and jalapenos. Very generous toppings but all we could taste was the cheese. Not great for a $14 sandwich. Winn Dixie does a better job for $6.

Originally Posted by Aloha1 (Post 1451173)

$14?????:22yikes:

Originally Posted by Henryk (Post 1449344)

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give them a try.

I grew tomatoes in Massachusetts and they were awesome. I, too, figured that here it must be the soil. So on my first attempt, I sliced open ten of the 40 (?) pound bags of Miracle Gro Moisture Control potting soil. I planted ten plants seven varieties in the bags, puncturing the bottom for drrainage. They grew like crazy to five or six feet tall. And yielded a grand total of three tomatoes. Maybe insufficient pollination. And the three weren't that great. Go figure...

Originally Posted by Maverick46 (Post 1449128)

OK, here we go. Recently transplanted, looking for certain junk food dining preferences. Looking for suggestions on where to find the following:

Pizza-thin delicious crust, generous sauce, cheese and pepperoni. The crust and sauce are the two most important things.

Wings. You can call them Buffalo wings, where we come from, they're just wings. I like hotter, my wife like Honey BBQ. Usually served with sides of ranch dressing and celery.

Philly cheese steaks. OK, now you know where I'm from. Lots of people call them by that name, most don't even come close. Any recommendations? They don't seem to be able to get the really good Amoroso rolls down here.

Hoagies- again, that's what we called them, not subs or grinders. Any good ones around here? I heard Wawa is coming, that will help.

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated.

Originally Posted by Maverick46 (Post 1453249)

Walked across the street to Flipper's in Spanish Springs after bowling a few games.

Had a thin crust pepperoni pizza. Not bad at all. Could have used a little more sauce, maybe I'll order extra sauce next time.

I had to feel bad for the poor waitress, there was a table of 8 women behind us, they all asked for separate checks. Seriously ladies? Can't you just divide it by 8?

Definitely plan on checking out some of the other places mentioned though.

Thanks for all the great suggestions.